Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTBD JUNE 14, 1904.

' J. A-.. LINN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION PILEDAUG; 26, l l903.

N0 MODEL.

I Q auoawto'a J Z fiuyus/ Znm I annuity Patented June 14, 1904.

U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN AUGUST LINN, OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTHTO GEORGE E. KINGSLEY, OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming pa f Letters Patent N 762,828, dated June 14,1904.

Application filed August 25, 1903. Serial No. 170,718. (No model.)

This invention relates to bottles, the object in view being to provide abottle or similarshaped receptacle equipped with one or more deviceswhich will allow the liquid contents of the bottle to be poured off, butwhich will prevent the reiilling of the bottle after the same has oncebeen emptied.

With the above general object in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully described, illustrated, and

claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through abottle constructed in accordance with the presentin vention. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the bottle inverted 2 5 and illustrating the methodof extracting the liquid contents therefrom.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in both figures ofthe drawings.

Referring to the drawings, .1 designates the body of a bottle of anyusual or preferred construction provided with a neck 2, which is closedat its upper or outer end by means of an arched cap 3, which bypreference constitutes an integral portion of the neck of the 3 5'bottle. At the junction of the neck with the bottle there is provided anannular shoulder or flange 4, which forms a seat for the lower extremityof a stopper 5, which may be of cork, rubber, or other material. Thestop- 4 per 5 is provided in its upper end with a hemispherical recess6, which is lined with a disk 7 preferably of soft rubber. This disk,which I term a checking-disk, is secured in the recess 6 in anyconvenient manner, as by cementation, and the disk is of such size thatits outer edge or periphery extends outward and flares beyond the outersurface of the stopper, so as to remain in contact with theinner surfaceof the bottle-neck at all times except when liquid is passing outwardthrough the neck, 5 at which time the flexible annular lip or outer edgeof the checking-disk will yield in the nature of a packing-disk orcheck-valve, allowing the liquid to pass toward the outer end of theneck, but preventing liquid from passing through the neck into thebottle proper.

Seated in the pocket or recess 6 and resting in contact with thechecking-disk 7 is a spherical weight or ball 8, which serves to holdthe stopper in place when the bottle is in an upright position, as shownin Fig. 1. Arranged above or beyond the ball 8 is another stopper, 9,similar in all respects to the stopper 5, but larger, to correspond withthe size of the neck at that point. It may here be noted that the neck 2is preferably made tapering, gradually increasing in size" from itsinner toward its outer end, so that when the bottle is inverted and thestoppers or balls gravitate toward the outer end of the neck space willbe left around the stopper and balls for the liquid to pass by. Thestopper 9, like the stopper 5, is provided with a recess in its outerend and lined with a checking-disk 10,

A the outer edges of which flare beyond the outer 7 5 surface of thestopper and lie in contact with the inner surface of the bottle-neck,the action thereof being the same as in the case of the checking-disk 7,hereinabove described. A second spherical weight or ball 11 is seated inthe rubber-lined recess of the second stepper 9 and serves to hold saidstopper tightly in place in the bottle-neck and against or in closeproximity to the first-described ball 8, as shown in Fig. 1. 8 5

Within the cap 3 is arranged a cushion 12, of cork, rubber, or othersuitable material, against which the outer ball 11 is adapted to restwhen the bottle is inverted, as shown in Fig. 2. Arranged just beyondthe outer ball 11 is a segmental taper key 13. This key is curved in thearc of a circle and gradually tapers from one end to the other. The key13 is inserted through oppositely-arranged openings 14 and 15 atdiametrically opposite points in the cap 3, as shown, in Figs. 1 and 2,with the convex edge of the key inward, so that it bears against theball 11. This key is preferably made of hard rubber and is thereforeresilient, so that it bears with a yielding pressure against the ball 11and holds said ball in engagement with the stopper 9.

In order to pour liquid from the bottle, the key 13 is removed. Thebottle is then inverted, as shown in Fig. 2, whereupon the stoppers andballs gravitate in the manner shown, allowing the liquid to pass aroundthe stoppers and balls, past the edges of the flexible checking-disks,and outward through the openings 14 and 15 in the cap or bottle-neck.Should any attempt be made to force liquid into the bottle, the flexibleannular lips of the checking-disks will close the neck effectually andprevent such attempt. The bottle cannot, therefore, be filled withspurious or adulterated liquid after the original contents thereof haveonce been poured otf.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Abottle provided with a neck and having an internal shoulder, incombination with a stopper movable in the neck and adapted to seatitself against said shoulder, said stopper having a recess in its upperportion, a checking-disk in said recess having a flexible annular edgewhich lies in contact with the inner surface of the neck, a sphericalweight or ball bearing against said disk, and means for limiting themovement of the stopper and ball toward the outer end of the neck.

2. A bottle provided with a tapering neck gradually increasing in sizetoward its outer end, a stopper movable lengthwise within the neck andprovided at its outer end with a hemispherical recess, a checking-diskmounted in said recess and having its outer edge adapted to projectbeyond the stopper and lie in yielding contact with the inner surface ofthe neck, a ball-shaped weight seated in said recess, and means forlimiting the movement of the ball and stopper toward the outer end ofthe neck.

3. A bottle provided with a tapering neck increasing gradually in sizetoward its outer inner surface of the neck, a movable weight adapted toact-against the outer end of the stopper, and means for limiting themovement of said stopper toward the outer end of the neck.

4. A bottle comprising a tapering neck increasing gradually in sizetoward its outer end, a stopper movable lengthwise within the neck andprovided with a recess in its outer end, a ball mounted in said recess,and a taper key removably fitted in the larger end portion of the neckand serving to hold the ball and stopper in place in the neck,substantially as described.

5. A bottle provided with a tapering neck gradually increasing in sizetoward its outer end, in combination with a stopper movable lengthwisewithin the neck and provided with a recess in its outer end, a ballseated in said recess, a cushion arranged in the outer end portion ofthe neck, and a taper key removably inserted transversely through theneck and interposed between the ball and cushion.

6. A bottle provided with a tapering neck gradually increasing in sizetoward its outer end, in combination with a stopper movable lengthwisewithin the neck and provided with a recess in its outer end, a ballseated in said recess, and a segmental tapered key composed of springmaterial and removably inserted transversely through the neck, said keybeing adapted to bear with a. yielding pressure against the ball,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN AUGUST LINN.

Witnesses:

JNo. M. LAUGHLIN, JAMES S. HATOHER.

